Read more about the article Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Health care workers prepare doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Naples, Italy, Jan. 8, 2021. (CNS photo/Ciro De Luca, Reuters)

Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Pope Francis encouraged everyone who could get the vaccine to do so to protect themselves and others.

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Read more about the article Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years
Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille, is seen in Anaheim, Calif., in this 2016 file photo. She and other opponents of the death penalty spoke out against the May 19, 2020, execution of Walter Barton in Missouri, citing evidence of his innocence. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings) See DEATH-PENALTY-MISSOURI May 20, 2020.

Federal government executes first woman in nearly 70 years

“It is long past time to abolish the death penalty from our state and federal laws,” USCCB chairmen said in a statement.

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Read more about the article Bishop Spalding tells Men of the Cross retreat that love of Jesus can transform the world
The Tennessee Council of the Knights of Columbus sponsored the Men of the Cross online retreat on Saturday, Jan. 9. A video of the retreat will be posted online in the future. Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville was one of the speakers.

Bishop Spalding tells Men of the Cross retreat that love of Jesus can transform the world

Knights of Columbus online retreat could be a template for Knights in other states to follow

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Read more about the article Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame manager, was benefactor of Nashville Mercy Sisters
Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda stands next to his portrait before it is hung at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington Sept. 22, 2009. Lasorda, a Catholic, who led the Dodgers from 1976 to 1996, winning two World Series titles, four National League pennants and eight division crowns, died Jan. 8, 2021, at age 93. (CNS photo/Larry Downing, Reuters)

Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame manager, was benefactor of Nashville Mercy Sisters

Former Dodger skipper died Jan. 7 at age 93

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Read more about the article Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes
A lector delivers a reading during Mass at a church in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2014. Pope Francis ordered a change to the Code of Canon Law so that women may be formally instituted as lectors and acolytes. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes

This formalizes the practice that most dioceses around the world have permitted for decades, that women and girls can read and serve at Mass.

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